Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon
March 7, 2012 in Uncategorized
If I could only choose one breakfast to eat for the rest of my life, it would be Eggs Benedict. Sure, I wouldn’t be able to move after a while as the hollandaise alone is enough to make me gain weight by just looking at it, but I almost don’t mind. There is just something about the silky, butteriness of hollandaise that makes up for the fact that it’s so fattening. When I eat hollandaise I feel very much like Julie Powell in Julie&Julia when she says eating an egg is like eating white sauce. It has that same velvety texture and delicate flavour, and that is exactly what hollandaise is to me. The fact that I can whip it up within a minute with my hand blender also adds to it’s appeal.
When I had some Smoked Salmon in the fridge a while ago I didn’t quite know what to do with it, even though it’s one of my all-time favourite ingredients. I first thought of doing a traditional bagel & lox but settled on the Eggs Benedict simply because I wanted a reason to make it again. The smoked salmon worked perfectly with the lemony-buttery hollandaise and the soft poached eggs. I decided to toast the English muffins to add some texture and also added extra lemon to the hollandaise to really cut through the richness of the salmon. This is a stunning breakfast that is sure to impress your guests!
